What should I pay attention to when I get an American visa?

1) On the day of the visa interview, in addition to the necessary application materials for the visa, you need to bring all the supporting materials. If you want to know what necessary materials are needed for a visa and what supporting materials are recommended, please check the specific categories of non-immigrant visas in the United States. Non-applicants cannot accompany applicants into the visa application hall.

2) During the visa interview, each applicant must prove his situation to the visa officer separately. Applicants need to make preparations in advance, so that they can explain their binding force in China and the purpose of this visit to the United States to visa officers alone without their relatives or legal representatives.

3) The only exception is that children under 14 can be accompanied by adult relatives for the interview. Under some special circumstances, disabled people can also be accompanied by others.

Matters needing attention on the day of visa

1. After arriving at the corresponding American embassy or consulate, people usually wait in line outside the embassy. Applicants usually arrive and wait 30 minutes before the scheduled time.

2. security check is required to enter the American embassy. It is best not to carry any electronic products (including mobile phones) with you, nor do you carry backpacks, suitcases, briefcases or strollers (these need to be left at the security checkpoint and collected when you leave). Applicants can only bring documents related to visa application into the embassy (file bag or information bag is acceptable).

3. According to the command and arrangement of the staff of the American Embassy, the applicants arrive at the designated window to submit the visa application form and materials, and then generally group for fingerprint scanning, and then wait for the visa interview. The whole time is about 3 hours.

4. Which visa officer's window was the visa interview arranged at that time? Usually, there are more people in the American Embassy for face-to-face interviews every day, especially at the beginning of school. It will be more convenient to solve the problem of drinking water and going to the toilet before entering the American Embassy.

If the visa application is approved, the US Embassy will print the visa on the passport and mail the passport with the visa to the successful applicant within 3-5 working days after the interview. Take the Beijing Embassy as an example: If you need emergency services, you can choose to pick up your visa at the China Post Office in the Visa Service Hall under the Chaoyang District Government (next to the visa office of the US Embassy) on the second working day after the interview.

6. The time required for visa refund refers to the number of working days required for the visa officer to return the passport and visa to the applicant after deciding to issue the visa. Please click on the relevant link on the embassy website to check the time required for visa refund under normal circumstances.

7. Some special circumstances, such as the need for administrative trial (generally referring to background investigation), the need for supplementary certification materials or the need for anti-counterfeiting investigation, may affect the speed of visa application and delay the issuance of visas.

Please note that the waiting time for visa application does not include the time for administrative hearing. Administrative litigation needs extra time. Once a visa application needs to enter an administrative hearing, the time required will vary according to the specific circumstances of each application. At present, the average waiting time for administrative hearing is 16 weeks.